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31 Aug 2005 | Livestock producers fret over ethanol plans
Livestock producers are worried about a permanent rise in the cost of grain in the event that the federal government mandates a mandatory blend of 10 per cent of ethanol with petrol. ...... FULL STORY
31 Aug 2005 | Cane farmers leave the land
The Australian Bureau of Statistics found more than 10 per cent of sugar cane farmers left the sector over the last five years. ...... FULL STORY
31 Aug 2005 | Irrigators made to pay more for water
Irrigators can expect to pay the full cost of watering their crops under plans to reform water pricing by the Queensland Government. ...... FULL STORY
30 Aug 2005 | South Australian farmers dream of the good times
Agribusiness Association of Australia sees only good times for farmers, with a a new golden era similar to the boom years of the early 1950s due to the growing appetite for imported food from India and China. ...... FULL STORY
29 Aug 2005 | Diesel price hikes a farm headache
Further diesel price hikes may be in the offing. The rising price of diesel is fast overtaking drought-related issues as the top-of-mind headache in the lead up to spring planting and harvest. ...... FULL STORY
26 Aug 2005 | Saudis suspend barley purchases
Saudi Arabia's biggest importer of Australian barley has suspended an agreement with marketing alliance Grain Australia, blaming WA's special export licensing system. ...... FULL STORY
25 Aug 2005 | SAFF wants a further levy on farm income
Farmers in South Australia could be funding projects from next year if 80 per cent of farmers approve proposals for a voluntary commodity levy. ...... FULL STORY
25 Aug 2005 | US lifts sugar quota
The US increased its quota for raw cane sugar for the current financial year by more than 76,000 tonnes and reallocated another 53,000 tonnes from countries that will not be able to fill their quotas. ...... FULL STORY
23 Aug 2005 | Reform group sacks two directors but fails to win control of Grain Growers
Farmers sacked two directors of the Grain Growers Association yesterday, but failed in a bid to rein in the board's powers. ...... FULL STORY
22 Aug 2005 | Wheat yields look promising in most states
Queensland’s wheat crop this season is likely to be above average, and higher than for the rest of Australia. ...... FULL STORY
22 Aug 2005 | GrainCorp dissidents take aim at board
The tensions that have been brewing in the east coast grain industry are coming to a head today as farmers attempt to shore up their control of GrainCorp. ...... FULL STORY
18 Aug 2005 | AWB wheat forecast slips, but higher prices in sight
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said a decline in global grain production will translate into higher prices for grains such as wheat. ...... FULL STORY
17 Aug 2005 | Rail operators want track upgrades and few granaries
Australasian Railways Association told the Agriculture Australia conference in Melbourne that train operators would "walk away" from the rail system if track upgrades, grain handling and storage efficiencies were not made in coming years. ...... FULL STORY
17 Aug 2005 | AWB loses half of Iraq grain sales to US traders
Subsidised American wheat growers have won a half share of the latest grain purchase by Iraq, a traditional market for Australian wheat. ...... FULL STORY
16 Aug 2005 | Police and ASIO checks in sight for many farmers
Farm groups say that new regulations on “security sensitive ammonium nitrate”, or SSAN, are overkill and that farmers will have to bear the implementation costs. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2005 | Tassie tractors trundle into Canberra
The convoy of Tasmanian vegetable farmers seeking country of origin labeling for imports, and other government support, has made it to Canberra. ...... FULL STORY
9 Aug 2005 | GM canola found in WA
The Western Australian Government yesterday confirmed trace elements of genetically modified organisms were found in preliminary tests of a consignment of canola. ...... FULL STORY
9 Aug 2005 | Broad-based rise in commodity prices
The recent rains and rising prices, especially for beef, are pointers to improved prospects for the rural sector. ...... FULL STORY
3 Aug 2005 | Next season’s wheat prices tumble
AWB said wheat growers could expect the export price of premium white wheat to fall by $13 a tonne to $186 a tonne. ...... FULL STORY
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